Democratic Socialism
Socialismo Democrático
Party leadersPaulina Vodanovic (PS)
Natalia Piergentili (PPD)
Leonardo Cubillos (PR)
Patricio Morales (PL)
Founded2021
Preceded byNew Social Pact
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliation
Deputies
30 / 155
Senate
13 / 50
Communes
62 / 345

Democratic Socialism (Spanish: Socialismo Democrático [sosjaˈlismo ðemoˈkɾatiko], SD) is a Chilean centre-left political coalition established on 2021, by the Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, Radical Party, Liberal Party and the platform New Deal.

The pact emerged after the de facto dissolution of the New Social Pact and did not include the Christian Democratic Party, which meant the end of the historic alliance between socialist and christian democrats, which had been in force since the transition to democracy in 1990.[1][2]

In December 2021, Democratic Socialism was called to be part of the government of President Gabriel Boric.[3] The parties joined a coalition with Apruebo Dignidad and came to government on March 11, 2022.[4]

International relations

On February 22, 2022, the leaders of the alliance traveled to Madrid, Spain, where they held a political meeting with former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE).[5]

Composition

Party Spanish Ideology Leader
Socialist Party Partido Socialista Social democracy
Democratic socialism 		Paulina Vodanovic
Party for Democracy Partido por la Democracia Progressivism
Third Way 		Natalia Piergentili
Radical Party Partido Radical Radicalism
Social liberalism 		Leonardo Cubillos
Liberal Party of Chile Partido Liberal Social liberalism
Progressivism 		Patricio Morales
New Deal Nuevo Trato Progressivism
Social democracy 		Pablo Vidal

References

  1. ^ "Huenchumilla apunta a "nuevo ciclo en Chile" por gabinete de Boric: "Una nueva generación se hace cargo de la conducción del Estado" | Infogate". 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ La Tercera (21 January 2022). ""Socialismo democrático" prepara cónclave para "reeditar" su proyecto y trazar colaboración ante gobierno de Boric". Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ Emol (21 January 2022). "Gabinete de Gabriel Boric partido a partido: Dominio de independientes, 3 PS y 3 del PC". Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Verónica Marín (29 January 2022). "Gobierno electo y Apruebo Dignidad buscan dejar atrás asperezas luego de nombramientos y ampliación del oficialismo". emol.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ Paulina Vodanovic (22 February 2022). "Interesantísima reunión hoy en Madrid con el ex Presidente Rodríguez Zapatero y con compañer@s del bloque Socialista democrático chileno. @PSChile". Twitter. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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